Suzanne Goin

Who is Suzanne Goin?

Suzanne Goin is a chef and restaurateur from Los Angeles, California. As a restaurateur, she runs four restaurants in the Los Angeles area: The A.O.C., Lucques, and Tavern, which she runs with partner Caroline Styne, and The Hungry Cat, where she shares duties with her husband, David Lentz. As an award winning chef, she was named as one of Food & Wine Magazine's "best new chefs of 1999" and was nominated for James Beard awards in 2003 and 2005. Her restaurants have been praised by Gourmet magazine, Bon Appétit and Los Angeles Times. In 2006 Goin won the James Beard award for Best Chef: California